Tom Sullivan, whose 27-year-old son Alex was killed in the Aurora theater shooting, on Wednesday voiced outrage at comments from a state senator who said it was perhaps “a good thing” the gunman had a 100-round magazine.

Sen. Bernie Herpin, R-Colorado Springs, said it “was maybe a good thing he (suspect James Holmes) had a 100 – round magazine because it jammed,” in a July 2012 shooting that killed 12 and injured dozens.

“If he had instead had four, five, six 15-round magazines, no telling how much damage he could have done until a good guy showed up,” said Herpin, as he offered testimony before a Senate Judiciary Committee on a bill to repeal a law that limits ammunition magazines to 15 rounds.

Republican Sen. Bernie Herpin

In recent days, several supporters of repealing gun control laws passed in 2013, have stressed that larger ammunition magazines jam easier than lower-round magazines. Sixty-five shells from the assault rifle used by Holmes were found inside the theater, but it’s unclear how many came from the 100-round magazine. Moreover, officials have not released information on when the assault rifle jammed.

“There’s just a real lack of empathy for the victims, for everyone impacted by the shooting,” said Sullivan, who testified in opposition to Herpin’s repeal measure. Since his son’s death, Sullivan has dedicated much of his time to voicing support for tougher gun control laws across the country.

Herpin assumed office last fall after the recall of Senate President John Morse, a Democrat who was ousted primarily for his support of new gun-control laws.

“This is the guy we brought in to replace John Morse? An he’s really going to talk like that,” said Sullivan. “No compassion.”

After lawmakers rejected Herpin’s bill, he said his intent was to “make a point that the high-capacity magazine (Holmes) was using was unreliable and jammed and that saved lives.”

When asked directly if he thought it was OK for Holmes to have a 100-round magazine, Herpin was more direct.

“No, I don’t think it was good for him to be in the theater to begin with,” he said.

Compassion aside, what about the absurd logic of that statement? Obviously, why would it be better for a gunman to have more rounds to fire off? But also if these high-capacity magazines are so unreliable, why does anyone need them?

RE Hafner

Actually no one has to provide a need for anything. Herpin told the truth, those oversize magazines are not reliable. However, no law would have prevented the perp from obtaining one or two. Laws prevent nothing, they just make the ignorant feel better.

microserf5

You live in a society that respects the rule of law, buddy — not some anarchist dystopia. Laws like this may not prevent every atrocity, but they do A) make it that much more difficult for people to get their hands on things we, as a society, think they shouldn’t have and B) make it punishable if and when they do get their hands on those things. You believe that access to these high-capacity magazines shouldn’t be prohibited, and that’s your prerogative, but your view is in the minority in terms of representation in Colorado’s legislature, so . . . tough.

And like I said, if enthusiasts want their guns to work, why would they want a magazine that’s more likely to jam? I mean, the whole point of a gun as a tool is to expel projectiles, right? It’s not a paperweight. So, yeah, Sen. Herpin’s statement can be attacked from a number of directions.

RobertChase

Excellent rejoinder!

RE Hafner

First I’m not your buddy. Next, laws that cannot be enforced, that the sheriffs state they are not going to enforce because it is impossible to do so, will not stand. In case you did not know 30 round magazines are standard issue for the AR-15, M-16 and AK-47 and function very well. The 100 rounds mags are nothing but money catches for the uninformed such as you as no one with commons sense purchases them.
BTW prohibition accomplishes nothing. It has been tried and failed. Study history prior to posting.

endthedrugwar

“We live in a society that repect’s the rule of law”. Your reasoning is laughable. If that was true, then all our laws banning marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and other drugs would have made it impossible for people to get those drugs, and the drug war would have been won decades ago. Instead what actually happened is people here had no trouble buying marijuana in Colorado long before it was legalized, and people in states where it still isn’t legal still buy it with no problems with virtually no risk of arrest, let along prosecution.

Your claims that making something illegal makes it more difficult to acquire, and people will be punished for breaking said law is even more laughable, as proven by our failed drug war, and as proven by just how much the new magazine ban law is working here. Just last week there was an article in a another Colorado newspaper about how many people from Colorado have just been going to firearm stores in border states to buy magazines that have been made illegal here, and yet there hasn’t been a single case of any of them being arrested, even though all law enforcement agencies in Colorado know about it (it was in the newspaper after all).

So tell us Microserf5, if as you claim people will be arrested for breaking this new magazine ban law, and the cops know people are breaking this law in droves, then why haven’t they even made one arrest yet, let alone put even a single person in prison yet?

Guest

You have admitted that you are a conservative right wing bigot. The GOP party is the party of hate.

RobertChase

I did not like Morse, but Herpin is obviously worse. Gun-enthusiasts like to claim that the their favorite Amendment to the Constitution guarantees our freedom against government tyranny, but none have done anything to resist American Fascism, not by force of arms, and not at the ballot box either — many are members of the Fascist party!

RE Hafner

How about listing the members of the fascist party.

RobertChase

Don’t be absurd; they number in the tens of millions! What most people call the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, I describe as the Collaborationist Party and the Fascist Party, respectively. These two criminal political organizations’ members in government and the fascist Federal judiciary are colluding to abrogate the Constitution of the United States; Congress voted to defy it last year. Starting with Reagan, the US increased its rate of incarceration sharply and it has not declined since — the so-called “land of the free” is the least free on Earth, the world’s leading jailer! Anyone still a member of either of those two Parties had better get out now.

Guest

You are aware that YOUR PARTY has far lower approval numbers than the democrats and Obama right?

endthedrugwar

And what sort of approval numbers to homophobic hate speech spewing bigots like you get Guest? A sample of the sort of homophobic slurs that Guest proudly spews on these Denver Post blogs, including telling gay people he hopes their families die of cancer, is at:

Hey right winger, did you hear that VA’s ban on gay marriage was struck down today and ruled unconstitutional? Another loss for you right wing bigots. ;) You conservatives are the party of anti-gay bigots.

endthedrugwar

I have always been in favor of gay rights and gay marriage, and the only bigot here is you Guest, or did you forget all that bigoted hate speech you proudly spewed here before. If you forgot, dont’ worry, you cand view your anti-gay hate speech here:

But just keep on lying and pretending you are not a anti-gay homphobic hate-speech spewing bigot, Guest. I’m sure people will believe you if you just keep up lying about it.

Guest

Your party is against gay rights moron.

We are the party of gay rights. Yours is AGAINST gay rights. Don’t you ever forget that right winger. ;)

endthedrugwar

Guest you moron bigot, I’m not a Republican nor a Democrat, I’m just me, and I have always supported gay rights and gay marriage. Your are the only one here who has spewed homophobic slurs, as you did here:

You have most definitely proven you are a an anti-gay bigot, and not a Democrat. If you want to claim otherwise, then just explain your past homophobic slurs, as you made here:

You are republican and you have admitted you hate gay people. The republican party is the party that is anti-gay and anti-women, You’ve been exposed as a hate filled anti-gay bigot and you can’t stand it.

endthedrugwar

I am not a Republican or a Democrat, and have always supported all rights, including gay rights. And neither I or anyone else has ever made any anti-gay statements on this blog, You, son are the only one here who has done that. Here is a screen capture of some of your previous homophobic hate speech:

You are a republican that is anti-gay and anti-gay rights. You admitted it. Everyone knows that the GOP is the party that hates gay people. You can’t stand it that we are exposing your party for what it is, a party that has bigots and racists in it like you. You’re a radical right wing nutcase. ;)

Guest

Did I hurt your feelings? Don’t be mad at me because your party is the party that is anti-gay. ;)

endthedrugwar

I’m not a Republican or a Democrat you moronic anti-gay bigot. I would have to care about what a homophobic slur spewing bigot thought before my feelings would be hurt, and since you Guest are a homophobic bigot, the answer would be no. Not me or anyone else here has ever spewed anti-gay homophobic slurs here, you are the only one who did that, as you did here:

You are the only ignorant anti-gay homphobic bigot here Guest. Your anti-gay bigotry is all on you son.

Guest

You are a republican and a hate filled bigot that is anti-gay. you have admitted it on here. I have the proof. The republican party will forever be known as the racist and hate filled party. You are the party of anti-gay rights and anti-women.

endthedrugwar

Cite where I or anyone else on this blog has ever made any anti-gay statements. You can’t, because no one else has. You son are the only one who has proven yourself a homophobic hate spewing, as you did so eloquently here as seen in this screen capture:

I’m not a loser like you son. I don’t save comments from people. You are a anti-gay right wing bigot and you know it. ;)

Guest

You anti-gay right winger.

endthedrugwar

I am in favor of gay rights and gay marriage, and always have been. If you have proof to the contrary, then show it. But you can’t because you have no proof, because I’ve never made any homophobic statements as you have before here:

Where you repeatedly used homophobic slurs and said you hope peoples loves ones died of cancer. Why do you hate gay people so much Guest? Did a couple of gay parents beat you up after you called them a homophobic slur and told them you hopes their children died? You do realize that you deserved to get beaten up in that case, don’t you?

Guest

Why do you conservatives hate gay people and women? Every sane person knows that it is you and your radical right wing party that hates gays and women. You can’t stand the truth about YOUR OUT OF TOUCH PARTY. We will continue defeating you anti-women and anti-gay rights extremists. ;) Just watch us.

endthedrugwar

Guest you have proven you are an anti-gay rights hate-speech spewing bigot with all your homophobic posts, like the one seen in this screen capture:

Bigots are always also racists and sexists. So tell us Guest how often do you sexist slurs against women, and racial slurs against blacks, latinos, asians and jews?

Guest

Unlike you anti-gay republicans, I don’t waste my time saving people’s comments. You cannot deny facts son. Your party the GOP is well known as being the anti-gay people and anti-women. You like your party are an anti-gay right winger. Deny the facts all you want. We know the truth about you and your anti-gay, anti-women party. ;)

endthedrugwar

No one else on this site has ever made homophobic comments, and spewed hate speech, excep you son. You, Guest are the only anti-gay rights bigot here, as you proved with you previous homophobic and hatespeech filled diatribes, like the one seen in this screen capture:

With the Republican-controlled House of Representatives engaged in a
tense, government-shuttering budgetary standoff against a Democratic
president and Senate, the Republican Party is now viewed favorably by
28% of Americans, down from 38% in September. This is the lowest
favorable rating measured for either party since Gallup began asking this question in 1992.”

You mad Reginald?

RE Hafner

The polls do not vote, people do.

Guest

The people from those polls do vote Reginald. ;)

RE Hafner

Actually all the people polled do not vote.

endthedrugwar

Polls also show everyone hates homophobic bigots Guest, which you have proven you are with your numerous homophobic posts before here, like in this screen cap:

You are a right wing anti-gay bigot. Our side, the side that is for marriage equality is winning and your side, the side that hates gay people and hates gay rights, are losing. hahaha

endthedrugwar

Guest is mad because gay people still exists, and Guest hates gay people, as he’s proven with the numerous hate speech and homophobic slur spewing posts Guest has made here before, like the ones seen in this screen cap:

You are a right wing anti-gay bigot. You are LOSING. We are winning you anti-gay bigot. A gay marriage ban was recently struck down in VA. That make you upset you right wing anti-gay bigot? You LOSER. ;0

Ann Howell

Unbelievable! What rock did he crawl out from? Sad to say he is representing the majority of El Paso County who are in the same low level category of analytical thinking as he is.

RE Hafner

Talk about low level thinking, check out your reps from the Denver area.

Ann Howell

I am not from the Denver area. Do not jump to conclusions.

Guest

Recall this sick insensitive conservative nut. He only won the recall by 400 votes. You’re being voted out in 9 months.

endthedrugwar

Guest the hate-speech spewing bigot who revels in his hatred of gay people calling other people insensitive nuts. The Denver Post mods usually delete his hate speech posts after about a day or so, but a sample of Guest the bigot’s hate-speech has been preserved for all Guest’s fans here:

Recall Guest. No republican, or anyone else here for that matter, has ever spewed the sort of homophobic hate speech that Guest has before on these blogs as seen in this screen cap of some of Guest’s previous hate speech:

Sen. Bernie Herpin, R-Colorado Springs, said it “was maybe a good thing
he (suspect James Holmes) had a 100 – round magazine because it jammed,”
in a July 2012 shooting that killed 12 and injured dozens.

The perfect attack ad that would kick this insensitive extremist out of office in 9 months.

endthedrugwar

Guest the hate-speech spewing bigot calling other people insensitive extremists. Hilarious. A sample of some of Guest’s hate speech spewing postings have been preserved for Guest’s fans at this link:

I have always been in favor of all rights, including gay rights and gay marriage, so unlike you, who are most definitely a bigot who has proven he hates gay people, I’m about as far from right-wing and anti-gay as one can get. And surely you didn’t forget all the anti-gay hate speech you’ve posted on these blogs before. If you’ve forgotten, don’t worry, you can view your hate speech here:

Of course if you aren’t a bigot with an irrational hatred of gay people Guest, then you should have no trouble easily explaining why you made all those anti-gay posts in the past. So what are you waiting for? Go on. Tell us. I’m sure everyone would love to hear your explanation.

Guest

You are an anti-gay republican extremist. You are and your party are anti-gay. All of the gay marriage bans in this country are in red states. You belong to the anti-gay party. Stop hiding the truth about yourself and your party. ;0

endthedrugwar

Guest you moronic hate-spewing bigot. I have always been in favor of gay marriage and gay rights, and if you think you can prove otherwise, then show your proof. But of course you can’t because no such proof exists, as I’ve always been in favor of gay marriage and gay rights. Whereas you on the other hand, have repeatedly proven you are an moronic, ignorant, homophobic-slur spewing bigot, as you did with your previous postings, as can be seen here:

Everyone knows it’s the republican party (your party) that are hate spewing bigots. Your party is anti-gay and anti-freedom. ;)

endthedrugwar

If anyone else here as spewed anti-gay hate speech, then prove it Guest. But of course you can’t because no one else has. You are the only one here who has ever done that son. As seen in this screen cap of some of the previous homophobic slurs you’ve made on thess blogs:

Wah wah wah you conservative anti-gay bigot. hahahaaha The gay marriage ban was ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL recently in VA you right wing bigot. That must make anti-gay right wingers like yourself extremely mad. hahah

Guest

Unlike you anti-gay right winger, I don’t save comments from anybody.Only an anti-gay right wing bigot loser like yourself does that.

Guest

You anti-gay right wingers were dealt a serious blow today. VA struck down it’s gay marriage ban. You right wingers are losing this battle. Being anti-gay will get you right wingers nowhere. ;)

endthedrugwar

Guest you homophobic slur spewing ignorant moron, the only anti-gay bigot here is you. I am in favor of all human rights, including gay rights, and I was quite happy when that idiotic gay marriage ban was struck down in Virginia, the same way I was happy when we the people of Colorado struck down the marijuana ban, and happy when yesterday the courts in California struck down the part of the California firearm law that had previously allowed California government officials to, on their own whims, prohibits citizens from carrying self-defense arms. Yes the last couple of days have made me very happy, though you are obviously not happy, but that is no surprise as you are a hate spewing anti-gay bigot, as you proved with your numerous homophobic posts before, as shown here:

, and igonorant anti-gay bigots like you are always miserable and full of self-hatred.

Guest

You are obviously talking about your party, the republican party. You republicans are always miserable and full of self-hatred and hatred for others such as gays, women, and hispanics to name a few. You are an anti-gay republican extremists. You cannot deny the facts about yourself or your party. ;)

endthedrugwar

I don’t have a party, and have always been in favor of all rights, including gay rights. If you want to claim otherwise, then let’s see your proof. But of course you don’t have any proof, because you son are the only one ever on these blogs, to post anti-gay hate speech, like you did as seen in this screen cap:

You have admitted you are a conservative on here. Stop denying the truth about yourself and your party son. Truth is you are anti-gay and so is your party. Gay marriage bans are going to be ruled unconstitutional in all red states and there is not a thing you can do about it you conservative anti-gay bigot. We are winning and you and your side (the anti-gay side) are losing. :)

I am in favor of all human rights, including gay rights, and I was quite happy when that idiotic gay marriage ban was struck down in Virginia. The same way I was happy when we the people of Colorado struck down the marijuana ban, and happy when yesterday the courts in California struck down the part of the California firearm law that had previously allowed California government officials to, on a whim, prohibits citizens from carrying self-defense arms, such as so gay people can defend themselves for ignorant bigots like you who try to bash them. Yes the last couple of days have made me very happy.

Though you are obviously not happy about anything, especially about that court ruling in California, becasue the last thing a anti-gay bigot like you wants is to be shot by a gay person you are trying to bash.

Guest

You are an anti-gay bigot. You fit right in with other hate filled conservatives. Gay marriage bands are being thrown out in numerous red states. You have failed and you are losing badly. The GOP is the party of hate.

endthedrugwar

I am in favor of all rights, including gay rights, and I always have been. Whereas you have proven that you are an anti-gay bigot Guest, with your numerous homophobic rants that you have made on these blogs, such as the one shown in this screen capture:

If you are going to claim any one else is a anti-gay bigot like you are, then show us your proof. But of course you can’t, because neither I nor anyone else on these blogs has ever spewed homophobic hate speech. You are the only one who has ever done that son.

Guest

You belong to the party of hate, Stop denying the truth about your own party. The republican party to which you belong to is anti-gay and anti-gay rights. You’ve been exposed you right wing anti-gay bigot. ;)

Migrant3

Such convoluted reasoning! Why do prominent Republicans keep putting their feet in their mouths like this? It seems to be endemic in both parties, but Republicans should have more sense and know they will get the negative press. Don’t they remember Ken Buck defeating himself with his stupid remarks?

RobertChase

Buck has the courage of his craziness, and so does Herpin — or maybe they are people who are oblivious to others’ feelings and lack all empathy — sociopaths, we call them.

Guest

We welcome stupid remarks by conservatives. They tend to be the thing that throws conservatives out of office. Herpin just offended all of the people who lost loved ones in the Aurora movie shooting. You republicans have a habit of not thinking before you say something outrageous and offensive.

endthedrugwar

Guest the hate-speech spewing bigot,who revels in his hatred of gay people, calling other people outrageous and offensive. That would be hilarious if it wasn’t so pathetic. A sample of the sort of anti-gay hate speech that Guest loves to spew on this Denver Post blogs is at:

We also welcome stupid remarks by anti-gay homophobes like you Guest, so people know what a bigot you are. You who have posted plenty of anti-gay hate speech here before, such as seen in this screen capture of some of your previous anti-gay homophobic rants:

, and so by your own words, people know what a hate-filled ignorant bigot you are.

Guest

People know what a hate filled ignorant conservative bigot you and your party is. You are a typical hate filled conservative extremist and you hate women and gay people. ;)

RobertChase

No, no — keep talking! Herpin represents his fascist constituents’ insane beliefs — let all the world know just how sick El Paso County is.

RE Hafner

And the Democrats make fools of themselves again. Limit magazine capacity the Dems cry, that will do the trick. But there are already millions of over 15 round magazines legally in the hands of citizens, and any one can cross over the border and pick up anything they want!

Universal background checks chirp the Democrats, that’s the ticket. So citizen Joe goes hunting for a few weeks and leaves a gun or two behind with his wife. Is law enforcement going to be going house to house to check on what each hunter left behind. And, if he did go house to house all the wife would have to say it, they are mine.

But we stopped purchases rant the Democrats, really? No law has ever prevented a criminal from obtaining a firearm or the accessories they want

But we did something scream the Democrats. Actually Democrats, you did nothing. And Bernie Harpin states a fact and the left has their panties in a wad. Democrats, get a life!

When asked if the law would have prevented the shooter from obtaining a 100 round magazine Harpin should have just said no, no law would.

Guest

You idiot republicans have a habit of saying things that offend a lot of people. Come Nov, Herpin WILL be fired. Herpin is ignorant like you are.

RE Hafner

You cannot fire Herpin. It will be up to the people of El Paso, not the brain dead of Denver. Democrats offend anyone with intelligence. You appear to be another individual who has no idea what you are posting about. However, just for the sake of it. How about naming one gun control law that has prevented crime, just one!

Guest

No Reginald, the people of El Paso WILL fire herpin. If you conservatives had any intelligence, you wouldn’t be saying stupid things that offend a lot of people and in this case, the father of a kid who was killed because of gun violence. Think before you speak moron.

endthedrugwar

Guest knows all about being a moron, since he is one. A hate-speech spewing bigot moron, who proudly spews his hatred of gays, and believes no one will notice since the Denver Post mods will never ban him, and at most only delete his anti-gay hate speech posts after a day or so. But a sample of some of his prior anti-gay hate-speech postings on these Denver Post blogs, including spewing homophobic slurs and telling gay people he hopes their friends and family die of cancer, has been preserved for all Guest’s fans here:

Bigots like you son are known to be ignorant and have no intelligence, and bigotry is most definitely a mental illness.

Guest

Conservatives like yourself are some of the most hate filled bigots around. Conservatism is a mental illness. Anti-gay bigots like you son are known to be ignorant and lack intelligence and that is definitely a mental illness. You suffer from an illness that promotes hate and anti-gay bigotry called conservatism. haha ;)

RE Hafner

Goofy, an inanimate object cannot commit violence.

Christopher Shaw

it sure as shit makes it a lot more efficient to kills lots of people in a short amount of time though, now doesn’t it?

RE Hafner

Actually pressure cookers and fertilizer are more efficient. Run along now your ignorance is showing..

Christopher Shaw

Actually those things weren’t designed for the sole purpose of killing. Go back to your bunker, responsible gun owner. Lmao.

Christopher Shaw

In your mind we should also be allowed to own and hoard sam’s and chemical weapons too, right?

RE Hafner

Sams and chemical weapons are not individuals weapons, get a life. Well maybe except for mace, would you disarm women with mace to insure you safety?

RE Hafner

All firearms are not designed for killing. However, firearms in the hands of home owners have eliminated rapist, murderers, home invaders, robbers, kidnappers and other bend on committing crimes against their person. Does this make you nervous?

endthedrugwar

A pathetic hate speech spewing bigot like Guest, who proudly revels in his hatred of gay people, calling other people offensive and ignorant idiots. Pathetic. The Denver Post mods usually delete his hate speech posts after about a day or so, but a sample of Guest the bigot’s anti-gay hate-speech may be viewed by Guest’s fans at this link:

schotts, another lame excuse. Please explain the context in which the comments were made. When you run your mouth, no matter who you are, you need to account for your stupidity no matter the context. Please don’t take my comments out of context, he’s an idiot!

schotts

How it was taken out of context is partially explained with this sloppy written article by Lee who is actually one of my favorite reporters. You’re smart, do your own research how it was taken out of context because it will be easy to find. It’s pointless for me to continue, you can’t be convinced. Have a nice night.

Guest

Sure they were. have you noticed your side is kinda small when it comes to support? Yeah, you got the gun nuts and the NRA, but you know who the other side has for support? Clergy, police chiefs, and most importantly, those people actually affected by gun violence. Very few people who lost loved ones to gun violence in CO support your extreme position.

schotts

Which police chiefs in CO? There are maybe two that openly support the new gun laws.

Guest

Using that sick and insensitive comment that Herpin made in an attack ad against Herpin just might be the thing that gets Herpin unemployed later this year.

RE Hafner

You are nuts, the sheriffs of Colorado completely rejected the gun control nonsense, unlike you they realize it cannot be enforced therefor they are not even going to try. Democrats = Stupid and you cannot fix stupid.

Guest

The sheriffs are political hacks and most of them are right wing nuts like yourself. The people that matter, you know the gun violence victims and the clergy are on OUR SIDE, not yours gun nut. Conservatives=stupid. You can’t fix stupid, but you can most certainly vote the stupid conservatives out of office.

RE Hafner

The sheriffs are voted in by the people, clergy and police chiefs are not. You really should seek medical help to harness the unfounded fears you harbor. Are you afraid of driving because you might get into an accident?

Guest

The sheriffs are hacks, The police chiefs support these common sense gun control measures and most importantly. the CLERGY AND the loved ones of gun violence victims are on our side, not yours little Reginald. All you have are the unstable gun nuts and the NRA backed right wing sheriffs. That is all you got. We got the most important people who are actually affected by gun violence on our side.

RE Hafner

It is obvious you lack the ability for intelligent dialog.

endthedrugwar

Of course Guest lacks intelligence. He is a hate speech homophobic-slur spewing bigot, as he has proven numerous times here with his anti-gay rants. Here is a screen capture of one of his previous homophobic rants:

The next time you reply to Guest, just include that link to the screen capture of his anti-gay rants, and tell him you understand why he hates self-defense rights so much, which is because the last thing a bigot like Guest wants is to be shot by a gay person he is trying to bash.

Guest

You lack intelligence because you are a right wing bigot that suffers from a mental illness called conservatism. Your anti-gay side is losing and we are winning you right wing anti-gay bigot. Another marriage ban was struck down in purple soon to be blue Virginia. That must make anti-gay right wing bigots like yourself so bad to know that you are constantly on the losing side of things. hahahaah

Guest

Pot calling kettle black. You lack intelligence little Reginald.

endthedrugwar

A magazine ban was tried before in this country, on a national scale, for a decade, and all the federal studies on it showed it had no detectable effect on the murder rate. No one is in favor of laws that do nothing to preven crime, but do put law abiding people in prison, like say laws banning marijuana. Whis is why we the people of Colorado, but an end to the marijuana ban here.
And no one is on the side of a homophobic bigot, and you have proven you are a bigot Guest, with your previous homophobic diatribes here on these blogs, such as the one shown in this screen capture of one of your previous anti-gay rants:

Do you feel nothing for all the gay people who have been victims of violence by bigots like you Guest? Apparently not. I pity you.

Guest

Clergy, police chiefs, and most importantly, loved ones of gun violence victims are on OUR SIDE, not yours Reginald. You are on the wrong side but you’re a typical gun nut who lacks compassion for gun violence victims, so it’s not surprising in the least to see what side you fall on. As we say, conservatism is a mental illness.

Guest

The sheriffs are all NRA shills.

endthedrugwar

Prove it, or are you just spewing more lies like you spew homophobic hate speech, such as seen in this screen capture of one of your previous anti-gay rants:

You are a right wing anti-gay bigot. You are a conservative. Your party’s hate against gays is well known and well documented. YOU suffer from an illness called conservatism. The gay rights side is WINNING and anti-gay right wing bigots like yourself are LOSING SON. hahaha

RE Hafner

The sheriffs are voted into office by the people, the clergy and police chiefs are not. Also the sheriffs are the chief law enforcement officials, not police chief or clergy. The people rule, not the clergy, police chiefs or you.

Guest

The sheriffs are shills for the NRA. The clergy and police chiefs and loved ones of gun violence victims are not. That is thee DIFFERENCE. The people who are actually affected by gun violence are not on your side Reginald nor do they share you extremist views when it comes to firearms.

endthedrugwar

A magazine ban was tried before in this country, on a national scale, for a decade, and all the federal studies on it showed it had no detectable effect on the murder rate. No one is in favor of laws that do nothing to preven crime, but do put law abiding people in prison, like say laws banning marijuana. Which is why we the people of Colorado, but an end to the marijuana ban here.
And the only extremist shill here is you Guest, with your homophobic hate speech, like shown in this scren capture of one of your previous anti-gay rants:

Do you feel nothing for all the gay people who have been victims of violence by bigots like you Guest? Apparently not.

Guest

You and other conservatives are right wing bigots that are anti-gay and anti-women. You are losing and we are winning. You mad? haha

Guest

The clergy, loved ones of gun violence victims, and the police chiefs are all people as well you moron and all of these people have seen first hand what gun violence is all about. We have the most important people in this debate on our side and your side has nothing, but some gun nuts and sheriffs who are NRA shills.

endthedrugwar

Guest you are a sick and insensitive anti-gay hate-spewing bigot, as you have proven with you previous homophobic posts, such as here:

,where you used homophobic slurs and told people you hoped their their loves ones died of cancer. Why are you an anti-gay bigot Guest? Did a couple of gay parents beat you up after you called them a homophobic slur and told them you hoped their children died of cancer? You deserved to get beaten up for that, you know. Though your anti-gay bigotry does explain why you also hate self-defense rights so much. The last thing a bigot like you wants is to be shot by a gay person you are trying to bash.

endthedrugwar

And how much support do hate-speech spewing bigots like you get Guest?
The Denver Post mods usually delete Guest’s homophobic hate speech after a day or two, but a sample of the sort of homophobic hate speech that Guest loves to spew on this Denver Post blog can be viewed by all his fans here:

, where you repeatedly used homophobic slurs and then said you hoped people’s loved ones die of cancer. So go on Guest, tell us how much mainstream support an ignorant homophobic bigot like you has. Of course you being an homophobic bigot does explain why you hate self-defense rights so much. The last thing a bigot like you wants is to be shot by a gay person you are trying to bash.

Guest

Utah, oklahoma, and now Virginia. We are WINNING and you anti-gay right wingers are LOSING. You and your party are anti-gay rights and anti-women. ;)

endthedrugwar

I am the one who is winning, since I am the one who supports all rights, including gay rights and self-defense rights, such as the right of gays to shoot bigots who are trying to bash them to death. Bigots like you son, as you have proven with your numerous anti-gay rants, like the one shown in this screen cap:

Do you feel nothing for all the gay people who have been victims of violence by bigots like you Guest? Apparently not. I pity you.

Guest

Herpin is an idiot. You should admit that instead of trying to defend him. He insulted someone who lost their son in a shooting. Don’t you righties have any compassion for gun violence victims? It seems as if you don’t.

endthedrugwar

Guest you are a homophobic hate-speech spewing idiot bigot. In the past on these blogs you have referred to gays by homophobic slurs and tell them you hope their families die of cancer. You obviously don’t you have any compassion for gay people who are victims of the violence perpetrated against them by bigots just like you, and here you are calling other people names and saying they lack compassion. You’re pathetic.

The Denver Post mods usually delete Guest’s homophobic hate speech after a day or two, but a sample of the sort of homophobic hate speech that Guest loves to spew on this Denver Post blog can be viewed by all his fans here:

, where you repeatedly use homophobic slurs, and tell people you hope their children die of cancer. Don’t you have any compassion for the gay people who are victims of violence perpetrated by bigots like you? Of course not, you’re a homophobic bigot, and proud of it.

Guest

You and the conservative party are hate filled anti-gay bigots. FACT You are LOSING. Gay marriage bans are being thrown out in red states and you can’t stand it. The GOP is the party of hate filled bigots.

endthedrugwar

I am neither a Republican or a Democrat. I vote out whoever passes asinine laws. And no one else here has ever shown themselves to be a hate filled bigot other than you son, as you proved with your homophobic rants, like the one shown in this screen cap:

Do you feel nothing for all the gay people who have been victims of violence by bigots like you Guest? Apparently not. I pity you.

Guest

You are a right wing anti-gay bigot. We are winning and you are losing.
VA’s gay marriage ban was ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Does that make you mad
you anti-gay right wing bigot? haha I bet it does. How does it feel to know you are in the minority you hate filled right wing bigot?

cohockey

RE Hafner, go on-line and Google an argument or provide some verifiable facts that come close to supporting your position. Attacking the Dems gets lame after a while. Magazine size might not be the solution but it is a solution vs. the let me buy and have anything I want mentality of many gun owners. I am a Dem and a gun owner and I’d much rather have an idiot reloading after a few rounds are popped off then have the idiot shoot till his heart is content. There’s no sound argument for monster clips. For your average Joe citizen, the gun is a false sense of security. I would most likely take your gun from you and beat you over the head with it before you’d ever shoot me. Regardless of which side of the debate you’re on, there’s no getting around the fact that Bernie is an idiot. He can think whatever he wants but as a public servant, he needs to be sensitive to others and learn to keep his public trap shut. By the way, I am an El Paso citizen and I think it’s time for him to go!

RE Hafner

First I do not do other people research for them. Try educating yourself instead of posting wild eyed rants. There are no clips for an AR-15, they are magazines. The standard magazine for the AR-15, M-16 and AK-47 is thirty rounds. Monster clips, are these figments of your imagination? Herpin needs only to appease his support base, not the left wing fringe. And your false assertions that a firearm offers only an imagined sense of security identifies you as a very uninformed individual incapable of intelligent comment. Did you sign up for Obama care? LOL

cohockey

You don’t need to research because you’d rather run your mouth like most right wing hawks who have nothing but hate/crap to offer. I am sure you have lost of facts you could offer from the O’Reilly Factor show. Fact: a study done at a major university a couple years ago demonstrated that even when college students took several weeks of firearms training and practice shooting daily, when faced with an armed intruder in their classroom, they all would have been killed because their fear impeded their ability to react in time. It further demonstrated that in most cases, only law enforcement and military personnel have the appropriate ongoing training to respond effectively. That said home boy, I am not trying to sway your opinion, I am sure you’re different, a super hawk. That’s all you have, Obama care? Weak!!!! No, I didn’t sign up, unlike you, I work for a living and receive healthcare insurance as a benefit. Are you liking how your 401/403K is looking? I know, Obama had nothing to do with that, Regan did, right? You’re right, Bernie needs only to pander to his base, no matter how small that may be

Guest

A support base that continues to shrink and shrink. hahaha Poor reginald.

endthedrugwar

Prove it son, or are you just spewing lies, like the hate speech you have posted here before, such as seen in this screen cap of one of your previous anti-gay rants:

You are a right wing anti-gay bigot. We are winning and you are losing.
VA’s gay marriage ban was ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Does that make you mad
you anti-gay right wing bigot? haha I bet it does. Radical right winger.

Mark Peterson

Sen. Herpin: If such a magazine is so unreliable, why are you working night and day to make sure it remains available? Would you recommend such a device to our armed forces?

RE Hafner

He is not working night and ay to insure they remain available. He point out a fact. The armed forces are issued 30 round magazines. The 15 round limitation is complete folly as it has no logical basis. There are millions of citizens who own and shoot the AR-15 and they are not out shooting people. The problem is gun free zones and failure to recognize mental issues. Bans never accomplished anything.

Guest

Herpin and his ignorant comment is going to get him unemployed later this year little Reginald. Herpin is going to be fired by the people of El Paso.

RE Hafner

Now you are a fortune teller! Herpin just needs to carry is district, not the county. Has he announced he will run again or are you just ranting?

Guest

He will run again and that comment he made will be used in an attack ad and Herpin will be fired and unemployed when all is said and done. Herpin is ignorant.

endthedrugwar

How bout an a attack ad against Guest. All is needs to be is someone reading Guest’s previous anti-gay remarks, like this screen cap of one of his homophobic rants here:

You are a right wing anti-gay bigot. We are winning and you are losing.
VA’s gay marriage ban was ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Does that make you mad
you anti-gay right wing bigot? haha I bet it does.

Guest

With the Republican-controlled House of Representatives engaged in a
tense, government-shuttering budgetary standoff against a Democratic
president and Senate, the Republican Party is now viewed favorably by
28% of Americans, down from 38% in September. This is the lowest
favorable rating measured for either party since Gallup began asking this question in 1992.”

You are a right wing anti-gay bigot. We are winning and you are losing. VA’s gay marriage ban was ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Does that make you mad you anti-gay right wing bigot? haha I bet it does.

bbayliss

Yup, that’s it; gun free zones and mental illness.
That’s like saying the problem with lung cancer is those damned chest x-rays and the only way to prevent it is by smoking more cigarettes.
I believe the people of Australia might take issue with your assertion that “bans never accomplish anything.” And they have facts while you have the last nonsense you heard someone say that supports your position.

RE Hafner

Apparently you have a problem with facts. Actually the Aussie crime rate against persons has risen since their foolish ban has been put in place as criminal did not comply. Your analogy is rather ridiculous, did you dream it up all by yourself? If you checked with the FBI Uniform Crimes Report you would be enlightened to the truth that since Americans have become more armed the crime rate in the heavy armed areas has decreased. So feel free to call the FBI and inform them that there report is false. LOL

bbayliss

You really want to question my grasp of reality when one google click reveals the source of your information to be Ed Chenel, police officer Australia? The old saying “figures don’t lie but liars figure” has never been more apt.
You have a problem with confirmation bias,and cannot spell.
From Australian Bureau of Statistics: Armed Robberies

1995-27.8%1996-25.31997-24.11998-17.6199915.2000,14%.
You are a stupid person looking for validation of a stupid argument.

RE Hafner

You had better read what you posted.. Wow armed robberies, you forgot, rapes, assaults, burglary., murders, home invasions etc. Run along now.

preph

Let me see, a Dem politician tells a rape victim she would have been raped anyway and what do we hear? Crickets.
A Republican politician points out that it was good that the shooter’s gun jammed because of having a very large capacity magazine and what do we hear? Outrage.
Give me a break.

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Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.